George Washington Bacon III, American soldier, CIA agent, and mercenary (born 1946)

George Bacon (CIA officer)

George Washington Bacon III was an American soldier and intelligence officer. He served as a Green Beret in the U.S. Army, Paramilitary Officer in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and finally as a mercenary soldier.

Mercenary

Soldier who fights for hire

A mercenary is a private individual who joins an armed conflict for personal profit, is otherwise an outsider to the conflict, and is not a member of any other official military. Mercenaries fight for money or other forms of payment rather than for political interests.

February 14

Day of the year

February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 320 days remain until the end of the year.